CENTRE WELLINGTON – A staff report to be presented at Centre Wellington’s council meeting on Monday includes speed limit reductions recommended on five road segments in the township.
According to the report, speed limit reductions are recommended on five of the twenty-one road segments assessed in this year’s review.
Three roads identified in the urban area are recommended to have speed limits reduced from 50 km/h to 40 km/h, including:
- Parkside Drive West from Black Street to St David Street North Fergus: A 10 km/h speed limit reduction is recommended. There are multiple curves and on-street parking permitted along this road segment, narrowing travel lanes and creating poor sightlines.
- St Andrew Street East from St David Street North to Gartshore Street Fergus: A 10 km/h speed limit reduction is recommended. On-street parking narrows driving lanes on the west portion of this road segment, and there is high pedestrian use accessing downtown businesses. The 40 km/h limit should be maintained from St David St N to Gartshore St to encourage consistent driving behaviour.
- Woodside Street from Black Street to Garafraxa Street West Fergus: A 10 km/h speed limit reduction is recommended. Driving lanes on this road are narrow, and the sidewalk is directly adjacent the road with no boulevard to buffer pedestrians.
Two roads identified in the rural areas are recommended to have speed limits reduced.
Middlebrook Road from Wellington Road 7 to Weisenburg Road is recommended to be reduced from 80 km/h to 60 km/h.
The report says there are frequent curves and grade changes over this road segment. “The 60 km/h speed limit should be maintained from Wellington Rd 7 to Weisenburg Rd to encourage consistent driving behaviour.”
The other rural road is Noah Road in Pilkington from Eighth Line to the Township Boundary. It’s recommended that the speed limit be reduced from 80 km/h to 50 km/h.
“A 30 km/h speed limit reduction is recommended. Following the reconstruction of bridges 32-P and 33-P on this road segment in 2026, new grades approaching the bridges will be designed for a speed limit of 50 km/h. The speed limit should be maintained from Eighth Line to the Township’s boundary to encourage consistent driving behavior,” the report said.
Council will consider the recommendation at Monday’s 6 pm meeting.
You can read the full report here.
